How an eighteenth-century engraving of a slave ship became a cultural icon of Black resistance, identity, and remembranceOne of the most iconic images of slavery is a schematic wood engraving depicting the human cargo hold of a slave ship. First...

A richly illustrated history of self-taught artists and how they changed American artArtists without formal training, who learned from family, community, and personal journeys, have long been a presence in American art. But it wasn’t until the 1980s,...

A revealing collection of quotations from world-renowned artist Damien HirstHirst-isms is a collection of quotations—bold, surprising, often humorous, and always insightful—from celebrated artist Damien Hirst, whose controversial work explores the...

An artist’s uniquely personal journey across Audubon’s AmericaIn the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys...

A revelatory history of the first artist collective in the United States and its effort to reshape nineteenth-century art, culture, and politicsThe American Pre-Raphaelites founded a uniquely interdisciplinary movement composed of politically radical...

An in-depth exploration of how the iconic artist created his works over the course of his full careerAmong the most celebrated figures of modern art, Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) has been the subject of many exhibitions and publications, but none until...

A revealing exploration of Edward Hopper's inspired relationship to New York City through his paintings, drawings, prints, and never-before-published archival materials This engaging book delves into the iconic relationship between Edward Hopper...

Art book is paintings from the Phillips collection. Stiff cardboard cover with dust jacket.

Mona Hatoum is recognized as one of the most significant figures in contemporary art. Her work addresses political conflict, the physical body, and feminist issues in a surrealistic style and with a minimalist aesthetic. This thought-provoking artist...

Describes the historical background of the Universal Exposition and offers brief profiles of the American artists who exhibited there

Companion book to the permanent collection of art at Washington DC's Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Folio. 372 pp., A fine copy in colorful wrappers.

John Singleton Copley was the leading portraitist of the American colonial era. This volume, which accompanies a major exhibition of Copley's work organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, focuses on the...

A fascinating group of previously unpublished texts by the Latin American artist Gego, focusing on her exploration of line, aesthetics, and the role of art in societyThe German-born Venezuelan artist Gego (1912–1994) was renowned for her abstract...

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This scholarly catalogue provides an engaging analysis of Chagall’s life and career in the early decades of the twentieth century. Featured throughout are the paintings and works on paper that the artist created during these years, as well as those by...

Many of the terms applied by art historians and curators to describe prints, drawings, and watercolors are not readily understood by the majority of exhibition visitors and art enthusiasts. These terms can also be difficult to find in reference books...

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